The State News attended both election viewing parties of Michigan's 7th Congressional District candidates – Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Michigan Sen. Tom Barrett – Tuesday night. Both events portrayed different moods to the media.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin has been declared the winner in the race for Michigan's 7th Congressional District and will return for a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Whitmer defeated her opponent, Tudor Dixon, by a margin of five points, with 51.7% to Dixon’s 46.7%.
With 66 percent of the vote in, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is projected to win, holding a 53 percent lead at the time of publication.
Michigan State students waited in line on campus for over three hours after polls closed to cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 general election.
Election Day 2022 marks the end of a fierce campaign season that has covered dozens of issues most important to the state of Michigan — abortion rights, inflation and education, to name a few.
“Honestly, I was expecting a lot more apathy. I'm really happy that so many people have actually intended to make their voices heard,” New Voters Project organizer Felix De Simone said.
Hundreds of students have registered to vote on campus at Brody Hall. Poll workers say on-campus locations are running smoothly.
Students made their way into Brody Hall on Tuesday morning to begin casting their ballots in one of the most critical midterm elections in decades.
Whitmer, who received her undergraduate degree from MSU in 1993, hosted her final campaign event of the 2022 midterm election cycle on campus Monday night near The Rock on Farm Lane.
The State News sent each candidate the same questionnaire, and eight candidates responded. Here are their answers to questions on a variety of issues ranging from COVID-19 recovery to LGBTQ representation.
“It’s really important to me that I have an ability to make my voice heard,” Zoology sophomore Ellie Barron said. “It’s not a given.”
"I'm not sure what I'm gonna do honestly," one out-of-state student said. "I'm just worried that it's not gonna get here in time ... I don't want to miss out on (the election) just because I didn't get the ballot in time."
“This week is an opportunity to double down on our commitment and put action into place that will mobilize our community around stalking and gender-based violence awareness,” POR peer educator coordinator Alex Babbitt said in a press release. “‘It’s On Us’ is a reminder that change starts with each one of us.”
Two Board of Trustees seats are up for election. Voters will be able to choose up to two candidates. Election Day is Nov. 8 and voters can cast their ballot at their local precinct. For more information on where to vote, visit the city clerk's website or an on-campus satellite voting office.
Recent research shows that young people, particularly Michigan State University students, have a high likelihood of swaying key races in Michigan.
Pence’s trip to Charlotte comes just days after Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming endorsed Slotkin in East Lansing. Barrett, who had called Slotkin and Cheney “warmongers,” said that he would rather have Pence’s support than Cheney’s.
“(Students are) the reason that I have been willing to be a president and in higher education to really have impact with students,” Stanley said. “The opportunity to meet with them, see their potential and watch them achieve.”
Vice chair Dan Kelly said the findings of the investigation confirm president emeritus Samuel L. Stanley Jr. has done little to address issues in the certification process over the past two years, while Stanley defended his position, saying there were "no surprises" in the report.
Over 75 percent of Michiganders polled believed their economic prospects would worsen or stay the same over the next year, and 83 percent are expecting that the financial situation in their community will be worse off or the same in the coming year.